TITLE: STATUS: UNDEFINED / 04 — SOFT LAUNCH [intro] Two coffees One sleeve in the photo [verse 1] You post the table setting My jacket makes the edge My hand is almost visible You crop it just enough Your friends already know me I’ve met them more than twice But online I’m a mystery With excellent advice [pre-chorus] Half a claim Half a clue Everybody gets the joke Except me and you [chorus] Soft launch me Half a face, half a claim Crop me out but leave my jacket So your friends can guess my name Soft launch me If that’s all you can afford Funny how I’m good enough for Sunday Not the caption on your post [verse 2] You know exactly how I take My coffee after ten You keep a charger by your bed You say it’s for “a friend” Your sister sends me memes now Your dog knows when I’m there But you still call this “nothing” With my toothbrush by the sink [pre-chorus] Half a claim Half a clue How long can almost count as true? [chorus] Soft launch me Half a face, half a claim Crop me out but leave my jacket So your friends can guess my name Soft launch me If that’s all you can afford Funny how I’m good enough for Sunday Not the caption on your post [bridge] I don’t need a grand announcement I need one sentence without a joke [final chorus] Soft launch me Or don’t post me at all I’m tired of being evidence You edit down this small Soft launch me That trick is getting old If everybody knows already What exactly are we hiding for? [[[MICRO-DIRECTION: • Chorus should be the first major harmonic expansion of the album. • Keep 2-step drums active beneath the sustained chord stack. • Make “half a face, half a claim” the rhythmic centerpiece. • If it turns into generic trance, restore heavier garage bass syncopation.]]]
